“Little Rock, Arkansas
June 4. 1954
I, Louis B!. Kelley, Special Agent, Federal Bureau
of Investigation, after being duly sworn, depose as follows:
I arrived at Dallas, Texas, November 23, 1963, to
assist in the investigation of the assassination of President
John Fitzgera”
“… Charles S. Flynn with Jack L. Ruby on March 11, 1953, is herewith acknowledged. As you were advised by my letter of February 27, 1984, Jack Ruby 72S contacted by Special Agent Charles %. Flynn of the Dallas Office on Hlarch 11, 1959, in view of his position as a night club operator …”
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EARL
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“… 916-0 :, C. AMOUNT OF TAX $ d. DOCKET NO., IF ANY Developing Information -JFK F-565 3. REASONS FOR SENSITIVITY The taxpayer is a brother of Jack Ruby, Dallas, Texas, who allegedly accuccinated Lee Harvey Oswald, the alleged assassin of President John F. Kennedy. ACTION TAKEN OR PROPOSED”
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“… 916-0 :, C. AMOUNT OF TAX $ d. DOCKET NO., IF ANY Developing Information -JFK F-565 3. REASONS FOR SENSITIVITY The taxpayer is a brother of Jack Ruby, Dallas, Texas, who allegedly accuccinated Lee Harvey Oswald, the alleged assassin of President John F. Kennedy. ACTION TAKEN OR PROPOSED I …”
“:orable 5. Lee Rankin
The personal description of Ruby as obtained by
Special Agent Flynn on March 11, 1959, did not in itself contain'
the remark "known Dallas criminal." This remark was added to
the description by Special Agent Louis 3I. Zalley at the time
when he was ass”
“… 916-0 :, C. AMOUNT OF TAX $ d. DOCKET NO., IF ANY Developing Information -JFK F-565 3. REASONS FOR SENSITIVITY The taxpayer is a brother of Jack Ruby, Dallas, Texas, who allegedly accuccinated Lee Harvey Oswald, the alleged assassin of President John F. Kennedy. ACTION TAKEN OR PROPOSED I …”
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“… 16-0 :, C. AMOUNT OF TAX $ d. DOCKET NO., IF ANY Developing Information -JFK F-565 3. REASONS FOR SENSITIVITY The taxpayer is a brother of Jack Ruby, Dallas, Texas, who allegedly accuccinated Lee Harvey Oswald, the alleged assassin of President John F. Kennedy. ACTION TAKEN OR PROPOSED I …”
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“… ly, and access to basement, in particular? NW 66000 Docld:32267370 Page 17 Jack Revill 2. Findings of special unit on how he got in? 3. Did Jack Ruby confirm the conclusion? To you? How did he react? 4. If Jack Ruby entered by another route, what significance if any, would you place on th …”
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“possibly included under the heading •
"Remarks," "Known Dallas area criminal," based on the fact I
■ had before me Ruby's identification record from the Dallas /
Police Department, which listed several arrests in the Dallas
area. inis would have been the only thing on which s”
“ission. The following are additional facts gathered during the course of interviewing Alice Nichols: 1. She believes Jack Ruby never kept a diary. 2. Ms. Nichols never saw LHO nor did his name ever come up in conversation with Ruby. NW 66000 Docld:32248510 Page 9 Al …”
“… 916-0 :, C. AMOUNT OF TAX $ d. DOCKET NO., IF ANY Developing Information -JFK F-565 3. REASONS FOR SENSITIVITY The taxpayer is a brother of Jack Ruby, Dallas, Texas, who allegedly accuccinated Lee Harvey Oswald, the alleged assassin of President John F. Kennedy. ACTION TAKEN OR PROPOSED I …”
“… DATE: November 25, 1963 Evans Gole - Rosen Sullivan, Tavel LJ - Trotter _ Tele. Room A. Rosen 1 FROM Holmes Gandy 0 SUBJECT: JACK RUBY; LEK HARVEY OSWALD - VICTIM 11 1 CIVIL RIGHTS 1 At 9:20 A.M. this date an individual identifying himself only as Mr. Miller, 1125 14 …”
“… 916-0 :, C. AMOUNT OF TAX $ d. DOCKET NO., IF ANY Developing Information -JFK F-565 3. REASONS FOR SENSITIVITY The taxpayer is a brother of Jack Ruby, Dallas, Texas, who allegedly accuccinated Lee Harvey Oswald, the alleged assassin of President John F. Kennedy. ACTION TAKEN”
“… 916-0 :, C. AMOUNT OF TAX $ d. DOCKET NO., IF ANY Developing Information -JFK F-565 3. REASONS FOR SENSITIVITY The taxpayer is a brother of Jack Ruby, Dallas, Texas, who allegedly accuccinated Lee Harvey Oswald, the alleged assassin of President John F. Kennedy. ACTION TAKEN OR PROPOSED I …”
“12.
Paul Rothermel a former FBI agent who was Director of
Security for the Hunt Oil Company in Dallas at that, time,
has’ recalled that he distinctly remembers Braden visiting
the Hunt offices on November 21 in the company of three
other men. Rothermel has stated that the o”
“rtners or other similar close business associates, telephones
of friends and relatives visited frequ
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“… ove of it and he did not want her to get into trouble. According to Todd, he does not remember what year or under what circumstances he met Jack Ruby. He describes their asso- ciation as being so casual that he really cannot recall any de- tails of even when he last saw him. Todd could no …”
“also on his way to the H.L. Hunt offices in Dallas. The Warren Commission concluded that Jack Ruby drove a woman friend of his to the Hunt offices sometime that same after- noon. The woman, who had declined work in Ruby's nightclub as …”
“… 916-0 :, C. AMOUNT OF TAX $ d. DOCKET NO., IF ANY Developing Information -JFK F-565 3. REASONS FOR SENSITIVITY The taxpayer is a brother of Jack Ruby, Dallas, Texas, who allegedly accuccinated Lee Harvey Oswald, the alleged assassin of President John F. Kennedy. ACTION TAKEN OR PROPOSED I …”
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Alice Nichols Interview
Page 6.
5. An apartment complex on Homer Street off Fitz Hugh
6. An apartment on North Central Expressway
The reason Ms. Nichols gave for Ruby moving so frequently
was that whenever he ma”
“… ain Revill Department's Special Service Bureau. was also a member of a special Dallas Police investiga- tive unit designed to determine how Jack Ruby gained : entrance to the Police Headquarters basement. NW 66 00 0 Docld:32267370 Page 15 I. Backg ro un d.”
“of what the machine, the polygraph, shows. I
would never want to convict or to send to the penitentiary any person solely
on the evidence of the lie detector. It is a contribution in an investigation,
a more or less psychological contribution.
But I have seen individuals who ”
“… 0 :, C. AMOU NT OF TAX $ d. DOCKET NO., I F ANY Developing Informatio n -JFK F-565 3. REASONS FOR SEN SITIVITY The taxpayer is a brother of Jack Ruby, Dallas, Texas, who allegedly accuccinated Lee Harvey O swald, the alleged assassi n o f President John F. Kennedy. ACTION TAKEN OR PROPOSE …”
“… nclusion of the Warren Commission, Jack Ruby was also on his way to.the H.L. Hunt offices in Dallas. The Warren Commission concluded that Jack Ruby drove a woman - friend of his to the Hunt offices sometime that same after- noon. The woman, who had declined work in Ruby’s nightclub …”
“11. Jim Braden: Possible Link To Jack Ruby The same inadequate .- investigative - work which led the Warren Commission to largely overlook Jack Ruby’s solid Mafia involvement, …”
“… 916-0 :, C. AMOUNT OF TAX $ d. DOCKET NO., IF ANY Developing Information -JFK F-565 3. REASONS FOR SENSITIVITY The taxpayer is a brother of Jack Ruby, Dallas, Texas, who allegedly accuccinated Lee Harvey Oswal”
“11. Jim Braden: Possible Link To Jack P.ubv The same inadequate investigative work which led the Warren Commission to largely overlook Jack Ruby's solid Mafia involvement, appears also to have been responsible for the failure to uncover Jim Braden's true identity of Eugene Brading …”
“… the Southland Life Insurance Com- pany. She has one child, a daughter from her previous marriage to George. The first time Ms. Nichols saw Jack Ruby was back in 1948 while shopping for her mother. She noticed him looking at 1 her. Ms. Nichols did not see him again until several months la …”
“… ed? 14. (if not) Did the speci al u nit c onclude that anyone was negligent in not having those doors guarded? 15. In your opinion, how did Jack Ruby enter the basement? NW 66000 Docld:32267370 Page 18 Page 3 • Jack Revill c. Dallas Police Department response: Was anyone connected with DP …”
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“was never in a position to deter-
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mine how organized they were. He stated that he was always as-
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signed to the Uniform Patrol Division which made it very difficult
for him to make his own observations concerning the organization
of these groups. Pierce did say that from his o”
“… is defense. 7. Ruby never wrote to her from jail. 8. The last time she saw or heard from McWillie was in 1958. 9. Ms. Nichols never recalls Jack Ruby ever being in New Orleans nor did he ever tell her he had ever been there. 10. Earl Ruby, during the trial, had called Ms. Nichols and said …”
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“, Michigan
Grand Rapids, Michigan
New York, New York
"We were thinking of buying some key
chains,
Co
ok Hfg. I think, but we
ended up buying calendars."
--
"That's where my family lived until
finally moving to Detroit
."
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noticed P. O. Vaughn, who was stationed at this ramp, taking
one or two steps off the sidewalk and into the street to safely
direct him out into the traffic. Pierce, who was with ”
“… cted the police and later went to police headquarters and gave a statement to a detective. During this interview Bowley stated that he knew Jack Ruby and had been associated with him since the 1950's. He had worked for Ruby at Ruby's after hour club, "the Silver Spur," Bowley advised that …”